Re: Problem installing full virtualized Vista guest

Anything with an Intel Core 2 Duo should work fine.  I built mine from parts from tigerdirect.com, so I can't give you a specific model #

New AMD procs have the full virt capability too, but I am not sure which line of products it is available in.

Hope that helps some,

Ian Patton

On 12/17/06, Henry Zhang <Hua.Zhang@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Ian,

I am planing to play with HVM too, but I know they need some special
processor, for example Intel VT, I wonder what machine you are using for
HVM? could you recommend some machine? ( hope give me the detailed
model, type, machine name, etc, so that I can tell others what I want
when I borrow or buy.. )

Thanks for your any help,

Regards,
Henry

Ian Patton 写道:
> Bill,
>
> Good luck getting Vista to install.  You may want to look at my threads
> for Nov & Dec for a good working file and stuff, but even after I got it
> installed I had problems with networking and sound not working...  also
> kernel problems with the latest FC6 kernel xen
>
> I posted my findings here: http://virtualdreamscapes.blogspot.com/
>
> Also, after a few domU reboots it seems that the domU system became
> unstable and would not boot.
>
> Later I tried parallels and did get Vista working with sound and
> networking, but again after a few Vista reboots the system became
> unstable and would not boot.
>
> I was using RC1 though...
>
> If you can get it to run and get networking up and get it stable, PLEASE
> post to share your success story.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ian Patton
>
>
> On 12/13/06, *Bill Davidsen* <davidsen@xxxxxxx
> <mailto:davidsen@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>     Jimison, Ed wrote:
>      >
>      > Now that I finally got W2K installed as a guest, I'm moving on to
>      > Vista. The initial setup and config worked and the Vista install
>      > booted from CDROM and transferred files to the harddrive. After
>     reboot
>      > there is just a blank black screen, which is very similar to the W2K
>      > install. With W2K I worked around it by hitting F5 and selecting
>      > Standard PC. With Vista there is no such option.
>      >
>      > I transferred the ISO to disk and added it to my config file. When I
>      > create the guest and it tries to boot I get this error:
>      >
>      > Boot from Hard Disk 0 failed
>      >
>      > FATAL: not a bootable disk
>      >
>     You might try running xm with boot from CD.
>     xm create vistavirt1 boot=d
>
>     I've been trying to install Win98SE, and the startup claims it can't
>     find a driver for the CD. My file looks just about like your, I get
>     asked to boot from disk or CD, then after a few screens it says it can't
>     find a CD driver. I'm about to switch to vmware, even if I have to run
>     Windows. Also tried:
>     phy:/dev/dvd,hdc:c,r
>     with no more luck.
>
>     The install used to run slowly under qemu, and the operative word there
>     is "run," I spent a bunch on a big new hvm capable server, and I can't
>     install the things I need to test.
>      >
>      > My config file:
>      >
>      > # Automatically generated xen config file
>      >
>      > name = "vistavirt1"
>      >
>      > builder = "hvm"
>      >
>      > memory = "500"
>      >
>      > disk = [ '_file:/xen/vistavirt1,hda,w_',
>      > '_file:/home/evjimiso/vista.iso,hdc:c,r_']
>      >
>      > vif = [ 'type=ioemu, mac=00:16:3e:3f:17:66, bridge=xenbr0', ]
>      >
>      > uuid = "2dc04ca6-4de7-0b22-8cc4-4bdb0ff273d9"
>      >
>      > device_model = "/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm"
>      >
>      > kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
>      >
>      > vnc=1
>      >
>      > vncunused=1
>      >
>      > apic=1
>      >
>      > acpi=1
>      >
>      > pae=1
>      >
>      > vcpus=1
>      >
>      > serial = "pty" # enable serial console
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      >
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